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Garlic Mustard |
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Alliaria petiolata |
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Carl Farmer |
Rare in Skye on shady roadsides or as garden weed. Common in much of Britain. Flower diameter c 5-7 mm Skye ID: Large inverted-heart-shaped leaves with large teeth, smelling of garlic when rubbed, small white flowers. Other features: Stem usually unbranched, base-leaves and lower stem-leaves long-stalked. Long pods on short (c 5 mm) thick stalks, curving upwards. Herbaceous part is biennial, new shoots arise through buds on roots. |
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Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer |
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Carl Farmer |